C. E. Erickson Co. v. Farnum
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Rock county. Harry L. Maxfield, Judge. This action was begun in justice’s court before Charles H. Lange, a justice of the peace, in the city of Janesville, Rock county. There was a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed to the municipal court of Rock county. The action was brought on for trial on the 4th day of March.
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Appeal from a judgment of the municipal court of Rock county. Harry L. Maxfield, Judge. This action was begun in justice’s court before Charles H. Lange, a justice of the peace, in the city of Janesville, Rock county. There was a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant appealed to the municipal court of Rock county. The action was brought on for trial on the 4th day of March. The defendant having demanded a jury, the court ordered the drawing of a jury list. After the jury had been struck, the court stated that it would be impossible to bring in the jurors until the next…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
In granting the motion to suppress the depositions the trial court erred for two reasons:
First. It appeared that the depositions, instead of being addressed to Charles H. Lange, were addressed to “Clerk of Justice Court, Rock county, care of Whitehead & Matheson, Attorneys, Janesville, Wis.,” and were entitled “Depositions in case of C. E. Erickson v. C. B. Farnum.” It appeared satisfactorily that upon receipt of the depositions at the office of Whitehead & Matheson the envelope, without breaking of the seal, was taken and delivered to Charles H. Lange, justice of the peace, in the condition…
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